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I Keep My Circle Small

I do.
I tend to prefer genuine friendships to superficial interactions and I find it hard to maintain those when my circle grows beyond a certain level. Which is why I don't add people easily. I normally take my time, unless there's that spark, that instant connection. Sometimes the connection turns into a beautiful friendship, at others it withers and fades for lack of communication.
I also tend to remove people from my circle if they're either rude or they stop communicating. I don't require daily essays, but if they don't show any interest in maintaining some form of communication, I will simply delete them.
Life is too short and time is too precious to waste on people who are not willing to make an effort to stay in touch.
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SimplyK · 61-69, M
Very well stated and couldn't agree with you more....I also try to keep my circle small....I am finding good myself working a lot more this past year and do not have as much time as I used to to socialize....

Good Post D....
diablesse · 56-60, F
Thanks K. I was never a friend collector and I have always preferred quality over quantity
SimplyK · 61-69, M
@diablesse: EP was actually the first social site that I belonged to...found it by accident doing some research on a couple of issues I had 4 yrs ago....and I'll be honest, it became overwhelming as I didn't want to be rude by not accepting all the friend requests I was receiving and also sending out my share....soon I had just over 500 friends and communI cared with about 30 of them....so one day I removed over 480 of these friendships and not one person asked me why I removed them....what I ended up with was this awesome circle of friends...a close knit circle...some of these friends are like family to me to this day....

It is definitely quality over quantity....
diablesse · 56-60, F
I wasn't as picky on EP, and while not accepting every request, I added people more easily than I am presently. I ended up with a circle of about 50 and it was a struggle to try and keep in touch with them. I'm trying to get over the one page in my circle of friends here.
SimplyK · 61-69, M
@diablesse: just like on EP, I have not been too picky when I first arrived here...I have more than one page now...but soon I will be cleaning out my circle so that it is not so much a challenge to me to stay in touch....I think my reasoning behind not being to picky in the beginning here is because you just don't know most of the people here yet....soon I will have a smaller circle and hopefully build a more solid circle of friends...
diablesse · 56-60, F
It's why I take my time before adding people and why I remove the ones who don't communicate.
SimplyK · 61-69, M
@diablesse: I I totally agree with you....I'll admit, I got careless....lol...but will soon clean house so to speak
diablesse · 56-60, F
Do it sooner rather than later. Those who value your friendship will take notice, those who don't aren't worth keeping.
SimplyK · 61-69, M
@diablesse: doing this as we speak D...😎